Michigan Hatchers! What'cha got cookin?

[iamfivewire]

Nice bunch of fluffies

 

[naglady]

@mindylee and Jlynnet - hoping you both have awesome hatches.. I am on day 14.. wont be long now.


I finally got my 6 wk old chicks integrated with my 2 wk old chicks... i been working on it the last 5 days.. slowly.. I made a big brooder box to put in shop and when i put my older chicks in, they were kinda freaked out. so i thought it was the perfect time to leave the 2 wk old chicks in, let them both be freaked out together.. its been 24 hrs and they are finally all laying with each other.. and behaving.. so now i have the little brooder for the new chicks that should hatch this week.. and plan on getting the older chicks outside in a month or so.. as soon as it warms and everything melts around the coop i want to put them in..


adorable chicks

 

[jlynnet]

These are incubator eggs. We started the broody over. She sat for a week on bad eggs.

 

[JackieandChicks]

I finally got my 6 wk old chicks integrated with my 2 wk old chicks... i been working on it the last 5 days.. slowly.. I made a big brooder box to put in shop and when i put my older chicks in, they were kinda freaked out. so i thought it was the perfect time to leave the 2 wk old chicks in, let them both be freaked out together.. its been 24 hrs and they are finally all laying with each other.. and behaving.. so now i have the little brooder for the new chicks that should hatch this week.. and plan on getting the older chicks outside in a month or so.. as soon as it warms and everything melts around the coop i want to put them in..

Wow! I was thinking of merging my two groups, one a week old, one 5 weeks old (haha had to check the receipt, I think I was saying they are 6 weeks old), but I think there is too much size difference yet.



About 1 week old - I hope this is a pullet! Wings are coming in buff & silver.


My five week old BO. So big I could not get a full body shot and hold her at the same time.

Do you have any pictures you could share? Thanks!

 

[naglady]

@ jackie, yes i will get some pictures posted later.. i waited till my little ones were close to 2 wks old.. it was gradual..but the last 48 hrs they were put together permenent.. i had a spot so the chicks could hide and get away if needed in brooder. one thing about chickens is the integrating part and pecking order.. but once they are all together its sure is a relief

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

Got pictures of a few chicks.
Appenzeller Spitzhauben mix

BCM mix with? Sparse leg feathering

BCM mix with lots of leg feathering

And an EE mix with full beard/muffs

Lots of feathered legs in this hatch! 3/4 are BCM mixes

 

[jlynnet]

I came home this afternoon to 2 more SFH and a Jubilee Orpington. More have pips. I tried something different this time. I set the Polish a day after the others. I've had them hatching before the others. I have one Polish pipped.

 

[JackieandChicks]

@ jackie, yes i will get some pictures posted later.. i waited till my little ones were close to 2 wks old.. it was gradual..but the last 48 hrs they were put together permenent.. i had a spot so the chicks could hide and get away if needed in brooder. one thing about chickens is the integrating part and pecking order.. but once they are all together its sure is a relief

Thanks! I'll need to merge them all sooner than later - I plan on setting my 'bator again next week !

 

[Candy442]

Oops I forgot a picture

what breed is the chipmunk one in the middle?

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

Its an EE, I have 3 EEs I think but most of the eggs produced Olive Eggers.